This is not how you appreciate literature. Xinhua reports that over 10,000 tourists queued in lines up to two kilometres (1.2 miles) long to drive past Nobel laureate Mo Yan's former residence in Shandong.
Monday October 07, 2013
Monday, October 7, 2013
Tourists queue for over 2 km to drive past Mo Yan's house during holiday
Brawl breaks out at ethnic performance in Guizhou
An altercation over a seat devolved into a mass brawl at an ethnic performance in Lieshan, Guizhou province, iFeng reports.
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Taiwanese man inadvertently sets off box of fireworks while cooking in his underwear
A 32 year old Taiwanese man got the shock of his life when he accidentally set off a box of fireworks while using a portable stove in his underwear, ET Today reports.
Watch: Stray cat and Shanghai bears are the best of friends
Like Koko the gorilla before them, a sloth of moon bears at Shanghai Zoo appear to have adopted a stray cat.
It's goodbye from me
After just over a year at Shanghaiist, this is my last day. It's been a fantastic experience writing for this site, especially since taking the helm back in May. My sincere and everlasting thanks to Kenneth Tan for taking a chance on me and helping me move out to Shanghai and fulfil my dream of writing for a living.
Apple Daily freaked out that a white woman is washing dishes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Apple Daily has a blockbuster front page story today: a white woman is working as a dishwasher in Yaumatei. A white woman. Oh my.
Lionel Messi's stupid football house has stupid, inappropriate Hanzi too
Lionel Messi's football-themed villa, under construction in Catalonia, will have the Chinese character for 'gram' (克) on the roof, Sohu reports.
Pencil This In, October 7-10: Sesame Street, Leïla Martial Quintet and Andy Summers
Pencil This In is all the things you'd want to do this Monday through Thursday.
Worst people ever tell 14 year old Hong Kong reality show contestant she needs plastic surgery
A 14 year old Hong Kong singer says she was told she would need plastic surgery to make it in the industry by organisers of reality show K-Pop Star Hunt.
Photos: Xi Jinping met a lot of people this past week
While you were sheltering inside from the National Day crowds, Xi Jinping was jetting all over the world, posing for remarkably similar photos with a cavalcade of world leaders. Let's take a look.
65 million people took to China's railways during the holidays
Chinese railways carried over 65 million passengers over the National Day 'golden week', a record high, Xinhua reports.
Miserable end to National Day vacation as smog and Typhoon Fitow envelop China
China's National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert for Typhoon Fitow, currently battering eastern China, with hundreds of thousands evacuated ahead of the storm.
Photos: Snoopybabe is China's answer to Maru and Grumpy Cat
Look at that face. Look at that ridiculous face. Snoopybabe the cat, based in Chengdu, Sichuan province, is China's greatest contribution to the internet's cat industrial complex.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Video of Hong Kong woman berating and slapping boyfriend in street goes viral
The above video has received over 200,000 views in the two days since it was uploaded. In the video, a Hong Kong woman repeatedly slaps her kneeling boyfriend on a public street.
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